Auxiliary valve-closing means



April 29, 193.0. E. A. ROBERTSQN AUXILIARY- VALVE CLOSING MEANS Filed. Sept. .10, 192'? L UD ATTORNEY Patented -prf 29, i

Unire-en srAras .PATENT offeree EDWIN A. ROBERTSON, LAKEl WAWASEE, TNDIANA., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE WAYNE HOME EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF FORT WAYNE, INDANA,

A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND AUXILIARY 'VALVE-CLOSING MEANS Application mea september 1o, 1927. Serin No. 218,783.

My invention relates to valves closed by a spring or other non-positive means and opened by a cam and particularly to auxiliary valve closing means.

1 Valves adapted to be closed by springs or v other non-positive means sometimes stick and do not start to close promptly or at all, or after starting to close fail to seatbecause of sticking caused by corrosion, or lessening of ,D the pressure of the valve closing spring.

The object of this invention is to provide positive means for closing such valves. TVhen the primary valve closing means fails to function properly, the positive action of 5 the auxiliary means provided nevertheless forces the valve toward its seat, insuring positive operation at all times.v v

In the particular embodiment of my invention selected for illustration:

0 Figure 1 is a plan view of a valve actuating cam mechanism, the valve being shown yin aXial section, the valve rod being shown in full lines; and

Fig. 2 is a side view of the valve rod fork,

5 and an edgewise view of the cam with part of said cam broken away and in section to show the cam roller and the valve seating lug.

Referring now tothe drawing, thevalve body V has a valve o and seat 01, the valve 0 being normally seated by the tension of resilient members S, S1. The valve rod U2 eX- tends thru and is guided by the body V and its upper end is secured to the valve rod fork R. A cam C having a peripheral flange 0 and cam track c1 on the inner face of said flange is keyed to the cam shaft T by key K and is so placed as to rotate between the guiding prongs 1', r1 of the fork of the connecting rod R holding the valve rod and cam roller 02 in alignment. The shaft T and cam C rotate in a counter-clockwise direction only. The cam roller is pivoted on a stud 03 in the prong 1". A lug 04 on the inner face of the cam C, is so shaped and positioned as to act as a wedge against which thel roller c2 is adapted to bear, pressing the valve o positively toward a seating position immediately after the cam roller passes olf theV point 05 permitting the resilient members S, S1 to function to close the valve.

lar result desired.

The .lug c4 may be of any desirable length and placed at any desirable position on the inside face of the cam to produce the particu- I do not wish to'be limited to the precise ,form shown but consider as within the scopel of my invention all devices readable on the claims.

I-claim as my invention and desire to secure byy Letters Patent of the United States l. In 'combination with a valve, non-positive means for closing said valve and a cam and cam roller for opening said valve ,means on said cam against which said. roller is adapted to bear' in certain positions of the cam pressing said valve toward closing position.

2. In combination with a valve, non-positive means for closing said valve and a cam and cam roller for opening said valve; a wedging lug on said cam against which said roller is adapted to bearin certain positions of the cam pressing said valve toward Closing position.

8. A valve closing device having in combination with a spring closed valve and valve rod; a peripherally flanged cam secured to a shaft, the iange on said cam forming a cam track, a cam roller and a stud carried by said rod on which said roller is pivoted, guiding soy means secured to the valve rod and adapted to Contact with the cam shaft and wedging means on said cam against which the cam roller is adapted to bear in certain positions m hand.

y EDWIN A. ROBERTSON. 

